title: Penetrating pellet fragmentation. A complication of ocular shotgun injury.
abstract: In three patients who had double-perforating ocular shotgun injuries, a single lead shotgun pellet apparently fragmented after striking the eye, resulting in two separate intraocular impact sites. The importance of detecting double-perforating eye injury and becoming aware of this potential complication with ocular shotgun injuries is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Louisville School of Medicine, KY.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Ford
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Barr
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D012590:Sclera / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D012591:Scleral Buckling; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications*